Cyndi Soter O'Neil brings experience from more than a decade of work in public education in North Carolina. She began her career as a high school English teacher in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, where she discovered an interest in journalism as her schools' newspaper advisor. Following her graduate studies, Soter O'Neil worked as a public schools advocate at Wake Education Partnership, managing the organization's communications, research, marketing and outreach efforts. Before joining the NC New Schools Project, she also served as research and communications consultant for the Guilford Education Alliance.
Jobs requiring a STEM background are driving the economy — in North Carolina and across the nation. STEM job growth has been three times greater than that of non-STEM jobs over the last 10 years. And throughout the next decade, STEM occupations are projected to grow by 17 percent, compared to a 9.8-percent growth rate for other occupations.
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It’s always exciting to win. But it’s even more exciting when winning means the potential to receive $15 million to help move North Carolina forward in its efforts to ensure that every student graduates from high school ready for college, careers, and life.
This month, we received word that the U.S. Department of Education ...
If you missed 60 Minutes last night, then take 12 minutes today to watch the interview with Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Under Hrabowski’s leadership, the school has become a leader in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education — last year, 41 percent of the bachelor’s degrees earned there were in STEM fields, well ...
Marcia Manning, principal of Columbia Early College High School, sent the following letter to NCNSP a few weeks after Hurricane Irene swamped her school and its community.
It’s surprising how little publicity the damage Tyrrell County received in Hurricane Irene has gotten statewide. I’m sure it’s because we are so small, but it ...